During a working session with the provincial authorities in
Hanoi on October 18, Phuc mentioned challenges facing the province such as high
population density, environment pollution in craft villages, insufficient and
unqualified human resources, residential planning, among others.

He agreed with a proposal to build Bac Ninh into a
centrally-run city and asked for the establishment of a Steering Committee responsible
for drafting planning adjustments that take environment, greenery and urban
development into account.

The PM stressed the need to gradually switch workforce from
agriculture and services while ensuring security, safety and fighting social
vices.

At the same time, craft villages, urban and rural areas
should be zoned off, he said.

The Government leader agreed with a proposal to add
different investment stages of Samsung Display company into a single project,
adding that it must ensure that revenues to the State budget and environment
hygiene remain the same.

He also gave nod to a scheme to experimentally establish a food
safety management board, asking the province to take drastic actions to control
food safety and thoroughly check their origin before being put on the market.

In the first nine months this year, the provincial economy
expanded by 15.9 percent year-on-year with the State budget collection
surpassing 13 trillion VND (577 million USD), up 40.4 percent. The industrial
production value topped 628.1 trillion VND while export value rose 18.4 percent
to 18.8 billion USD.

During the period, Bac Ninh lured 3.1 billion USD in foreign
direct investment, and established 1,495 new businesses with a total capital of
over 9.86 trillion VND.-VNA